Triple crown for nurse education

Nursing students have named Northumbria the UK’s Nurse Education Provider of the Year: PostRegistration for the third year running at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2014.

reflects the University’s focus on employability, innovation, excellence and impact.”

Kevin Kerrigan, Executive Dean for Business and Law at Northumbria, said: “Over the last ten years the Business School has gone from strength to strength, making fundamental improvements across our programmes, quality assurance processes, student recruitment, partnership development and staff qualifications.

“I believe our success reflects the academic strengths and experience of our teaching staff, and the quality and commitment of the entire team. This positions Newcastle Business School in an elite group of only 5% of business schools worldwide.”

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The award recognises the high-quality teaching the University provides nurses on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes to develop their leadership, management and clinical skills.

Practice Development (Critical Care Nursing) student Nicola McCann was also named the UK’s Student Nurse of the Year: PostRegistration at the ceremony. The Student Nursing Times Awards celebrate the achievements of student nurses, education providers and mentors who are shaping the future of the nursing profession. Students put forward nominations for the awards which are followed up by judges who speak with students at each nominated institution to assess their learning experience. The judges gauge students’ views on teaching quality, the learning environment and student support. Northumbria University was nominated in nine categories overall and won two of the 18 prizes on offer.

Professor Kath McCourt, Executive Dean for Northumbria’s Health and Life Sciences programmes, received the award for Nurse Education Provider of the Year: Post-Registration at the ceremony in London. She said: “Northumbria has a great track record for nurturing professional, high-quality nurses who are ready to meet the demands of modern healthcare and the needs of patients.

“To win this award not once or twice, but three times in a row is absolutely outstanding and reflects the hard work and dedication of all our nurse educators and students.”

Student Nicola McCann, a nurse at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary, said: “I was completely bowled over when I heard that I had been nominated and I certainly never expected to win.